generally accepted

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The real estate listings and technology company on Wednesday reported 19 cents a share under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, standards on $708 million in revenue, up 18% from one year prior.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

ASC 820 also permits a buyer to use a loan’s NAV as a “practical expedient” if that value was calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

His Washington state license plate read 29028, the generally accepted height of Everest when he climbed it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Companies often take stock-based compensation expense out of their financial statements to show an adjusted figure, not in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

As far as Aristotle was concerned, phenomena included everything which was generally accepted to be the case.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton